good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in that way; thus; so; so?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
while; during; while; although; all; both
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
Kaempfer cicada (Platypleura kaempferi)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
story; tale; talk; discussion
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
considerably; fairly; quite
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)